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Maria Bartiromo is the anchor of CNBC’s "Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo" (M-F, 3-5 p.m. ET), and host and managing editor of the nationally syndicated "Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo," which was also recently rated the most watched financial news program in America.

“The Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo” is a nationally syndicated business, financial and economic news program, produced by CNBC in conjunction with the editors of The Wall Street Journal and distributed by NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. The half-hour weekly newscast appears on over 200 stations each week and provides the clarity, depth and insight of The Wall Street Journal in a television magazine format.

Bartiromo writes a biweekly column in BusinessWeek magazine entitled “FaceTime with Maria Bartiromo,” and a monthly column in Reader’s Digest magazine entitled “MoneyMakers.” Reader’s Digest has the single largest circulation of any magazine with 40 million readers.

Bartiromo is the host of a syndicated daily radio report called “Your Money Matters” on Clear Channel Communications stations across the country.

In 1995, Bartiromo became the first journalist to report live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on a daily basis where she covered breaking news for the network's unscripted and fast-paced business morning program, "Squawk Box." She reported from the NYSE for 10 years.

Bartiromo joined CNBC in 1993 after five years as a producer and assignment editor with CNN Business News. She has anchored the television coverage of New York City’s world famous Columbus Day Parade since 1995. In 2004, Bartiromo was honored with The Union League of Philadelphia’s prestigious Lincoln Statue Award, for significant contributions to the United States of America. In 1996, Bartiromo was nominated for a CableACE Award for her three-part series on the Internet and its implications for investors. In 1997, she received the Coalition of Italo-American Associations' Excellence in Broadcast Journalism Award. In 2002, Bartiromo was nominated for a Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism for her piece on the widows of September 11.

Bartiromo has written monthly columns for Individual Investor and Ticker magazines for nine years and she has been published in Newsweek, Town and Country, Registered Rep and the New York Post. HarperCollins published her book, "Use the News: How to Separate the Noise from the Investment Nuggets and Make Money in Any Economy" in June 2001. The book was on the bestseller lists of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today.

Bartiromo is on the board of directors of The New York City Ballet as well as PENCIL, Public Education Needs Civic Involvement and Leadership, which is a non profit group focusing on improving New York high schools. She also is a member of The Wharton Leadership Advisory Board and a member of the Columbus Citizens Foundation.

Bartiromo graduated from New York University, where she majored in journalism and minored in economics.

Dave Bolger is the Chief Operating Officer for the Chicago 2016 Bid Committee, which is seeking to bring the Olympic Games to America and Chicago. He brings over twenty-five years experience in managing large-scale efforts and complex organizations to the Chicago 2016 Bid. Prior to his role he was chief financial officer at Aon Corp.

Before joining Aon, Bolger worked for 21 years for Bank One Corporation and its predecessor companies, American National Bank and Trust Company and First Chicago Corporation. He served in a number of senior management positions and, at various times, was responsible for large corporate, middle market and international banking, as well as treasury management services and merger integration.

His civic activities include board memberships with Merit School of Music, Lincoln Park Zoo and Chicago Historical Society, all of Chicago. He serves on the Alumni Advisory Board of Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and on the Dean's Advisory Council of Marquette University's College of Business Administration. He also serves on the Board of MB Financial.

Kenneth G. Lay is Treasurer of the World Bank. In this capacity he leads the teams of finance professionals that manage more than $70 billion in reserves and other funds for the World Bank and other official-sector investors, carry out the World Bank’s financing program in international and domestic bond and derivatives markets, conduct asset and liability management for the World Bank’s balance sheet, oversee development and outreach related to the financing and hedging products the Bank provides for its developing-country clients and collaborate with World Bank member countries to help build their capacity in public debt and national wealth management.

Earlier in his World Bank career he served as director of the Bank's operations in several countries in Southeastern Europe and as head of its financial sector practice. Prior to joining the World Bank in 1982, he was an enforcement lawyer with the U S Securities and Exchange Commission, heading its branch of corporation finance enforcement.

Mr. Lay also serves on the World Bank Group Pension Finance Committee. He is a member of the State Bar of California and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the CFA Institute.